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Former college and NFL coach Mike Riley, who coached the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football in the 1990s, is the leading candidate for the coach's job, sources said.

Former Dallas Cowboys fullback Daryl "Moose" Johnston, who won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys during the 1990s, is a strong candidate for the GM's job, sources said.

The league’s inaugural 10-week season will begin Feb. 9, 2019, the week after Super Bowl LIII, and will run through April. Teams will have 50 players.

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The San Antonio team will play its home games at the city-owned Alamodome. Terms of the rental agreement have not yet been released by the city.

The AAF will also have teams in Atlanta; Birmingham, Alabama; Memphis, Tenn.; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; and San Diego.